SoundBrush allows users to simply “draw” notes on a blank musical score. Users can leverage over 30 different instruments to create and share their own music. Through an intuitive user interface SoundBrush takes care of the pitch, speed, and tone, allowing users to draw notes onto the appropriate staff and create a piece – users no longer need the expertise of a musician to write music. SoundBrush co-founder, Basil Al-Dajane hopes their app will help them reach their goal of “bringing more music to the world”.

Along with version 2 of the app, SoundBrush is pleased to launch their in-app sharing platform – Discover. Discover allows users to share songs with people around the world. These songs can be viewed and edited from within the app, or shared via a web browser.

SoundBrush is free to download and you can purchase additional instrument “packs” from within the app. Each pack of 5 unique instruments is priced at either $0.99 or $1.99.

For more information on SoundBrush, check out their web site or download it from the App Store. 

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 | 7:30pm – 9:00pm | EV3 4412

Join VeloCity Campus for a design workshop hosted by designer Christopher Howlett from Howlett Studios! Learn about what makes a good logo and learn some tips and tricks on how to do it!

Please download the free trial version of Adobe Illustrator prior to the workshop so that you can follow along (Click here for link to trial)! You will also need a pencil/paper.

Don’t forget; free pizza!

To register please click here!

Customer Discovery #1 Slides

Did you attend our Campus workshop last week with Les Magyar? We’ve uploaded the slides Les used to our web site! You can access them here.

Reebee aggregates flyer data from across Canada, and combines it into a single app. This gives app users access to full flyers, from their favorite stores, all on their smartphone. Currently over 50,000 Canadians are using Reebee on iOS to help them with their regular shopping routines. The Reebee team is thrilled to introduce their app to the Android platform, and hope to see the 50,000 figure continue to grow.

Founded by uWaterloo alumni, Tobiasz Dankiewicz and Michal Martyniak, Reebee has been working out of the VeloCity Garage since early 2012.  While in the Garage they’ve grown their company and were one of 4 teams to walk away with $25,000 in funding from the Winter 2012 VeloCity Venture Fund. Recently they moved to Mountain View California, where the co-founding team will be participating in the famous Y-Combinator program.

Interested in taking advantage of Reebee’s app? You can download it directly from Apple’s App Store or for Android devices check out Google Play.

For more information on Reebee Inc. check out their web site or follow them on twitter!

Mike loves collaborating with the passionate entrepreneurs in all of VeloCity’s programs. He works extremely hard on a regular basis to improve and advance VeloCity, hoping to make it one of the best student entrepreneurship programs in the world. Mike spent several years on uWaterloo’s campus as a student, completing an undergraduate degree in Mathematics and a Master’s degree in Management of Technology, giving him the ability to speak the same language as many of VeloCity’s entrepreneurs. Mike’s drive and high standards for the VeloCity program have been essential in making it the success it is today. When not working on VeloCity at the garage, Mike runs his own startup.

VeloCity Campus Workshop - Customer Discovery #1

Wednesday, June 12 | 7:30-9:00pm | EV3 Room 4412

Take part in the VeloCity Campus Customer Discovery #1 this Wednesday! At this workshop Cold Calling will be our primary focus – attendees will have the opportunity to learn how to cold call and ask customers for money! Sales coach Les Magyar will be our guest speaker for the evening! As always pizza will be provided! Please register here.

Waterloo Mini Maker Faire

Saturday, June 15 | 10:00am – 10:00pm | Kitchener City Hall

The Waterloo Mini Maker Faire will be taking place June 15, 2013 at Kitchener City Hall. This is a free event, and will appeal to Makers of all age groups and interests.

Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth—a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker movement. It’s a place where people show what they are making, and share what they are learning.

Makers range from tech enthusiasts to crafters to homesteaders to scientists to garage tinkerers. They are of all ages and backgrounds. The aim of Maker Faire is to entertain, inform, connect and grow this community.

Thalmic Labs was founded by Stephen Lake, Matthew Bailey, and Aaron Grant – all University Of Waterloo Engineering graduates. The team’s revolutionary gesture controlled armband, the MYO, gives users the ability to interact with various technologies. As you can see in the Thalmic video below, the armband allows users to control power point presentations, video games, and even fly helicopters.

Recently the company took part in the Y Combinator program in Mountainview, California. As Thalmic looks ahead they’re excited to be recruiting over 30 new employees to work in a variety of areas.

The announcement has caused significant excitement inside the tech industry; for more information on the announcement check out these articles written by TechCrunch and Venturebeat.

Interested in being part of the over 25,000 people who have already pre ordered a MYO? Head over to Thalmic’s pre order form.

VeloCity teams presenting included MappedIn, TripZaar, Mediaspotme, Blacktree, Fora, Lumotune, The DisplayRack, Togethr, CharityRepublic, and Leafnotes.

Check out the photo gallery of the VeloCity teams pitches. For more information on Communitech Hub events and membership click here.

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Monday, June 3rd (today!)

The VeloCity Residence program provides students with the opportunity to network and learn new skills, while living with other students that have the same entrepreneurial drive that you have. Within the residence students work in teams to brainstorm new ideas, work to create new companies, and have fun while doing it! Don’t have an idea? Don’t worry, we’ll give you the brainstorming tools to help you come up with one, or will connect you with people right down your hall that do have an idea.

Interested? Click here to access the application form. Submit your application before the end of June 3rd to meet our early registration deadline.

Business Model Generation Workshop

Wednesday, June 5th | 7:30 pm | Environment 3 Room 4412

Join VeloCity Campus for a Business Model Generation Workshop with Josh Wright, Co-Founder & Director, Business Development of Marmot Labs and our very own VeloCity Campus Mentor!

At this workshop you’ll have the opportunity to,

• Learn why you should consider developing a lean business model canvas instead of a traditional business plan
• Learn about the key elements of the lean business model canvas and how they relate to each other
• Walk away with your first draft of a business model canvas for your specific business

Don’t forget there will be free pizza! Click here to register.

Conrad Center Talk

Monday, June 3rd | 2:00 pm | Conrad Center

On Monday, June 3 at 2:00 p.m. the Conrad Centre will be hosting guest speaker Prof. Jianxi Luo from Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD).

Prof. Luo is an assistant professor in the Engineering Product Development Pillar at SUTD, and a serial entrepreneur. He is passionate about innovation and entrepreneurship in research, teaching, and practice, and his research explores the structures and dynamics of innovation ecosystems.

Prof. Luo will be speaking about “The Role of Global Entrepreneurship in the Emergence of China’s Photovoltaic Industrial Ecosystem”.

This is a free event and everyone is welcome.

VeloCity Campus Workshop Recap – Ideation

Did you join us last Wednesday for our Ideation workshop with Linda Carson? We hope you enjoyed it! You can now access the slides from Linda’s presentation on our events page.

Check out the video below to learn more about Tripzaar and where they’re headed!